3) Use the instructions below. The guy who typed these instructions up is a friggin genius. And I hear he's pretty handsome to boot.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=164159
I got AHCI enabled under WinXP!!
- Installed WinXP in ATA mode (not AHCI)
- Did not want to slipstream a WinXP CD
- Did not want to bother with F6 / floppy drive - I don't own an external floppy drive
- Attempting to switch HDD from ATA mode to AHCI mode after WinXP install would result in BSOD
Here's how:
1) Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Prod...=2101&lang=eng
2) Once you download the file, run it with a -a switch:
iata76_enu.exe -a
This will NOT install the Matrix Storage Manager. What this will do is run the installer, and ONLY EXTRACT the files to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager. Again, this does NOT install anything.
3) Your drivers are now located in C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager. They will be found in either \Driver, or \Driver64, depending on whether you're running a 32-bit or 64-bit OS.
4) Go to Device Manager --> IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Double-click on the
Intel ICH8M 3-port SATA Controller - 2828... remember, *ONLY* click on the device that ends with 2828.
5) Go to Driver tab, and choose to Update Driver.
6) Tell the Wizard prompts:
- No, not this time
- Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
- Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.
- Click the "Have Disk" button. Point it to C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Driver (or Driver64).
- The driver you want to install for
WinXP 32-bit for the Dell XPS M1330 is
Intel 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller
- After you install the driver and click OK out of every menu, reboot the laptop.
7) During reboot, go into BIOS and turn on AHCI mode and Flash Module
8) Voila! WinXP will boot up with no BSOD!